Hat and garment holder



Feb. 5, 1929.

. J. DELLINGER HAT AND GARMENT HOLDER Filed Sept. 5, 1926 JOHN DELLINGER, or BUFFALO, new Yorin.

'ner ,AND GARMENT HOLDER.

Application sied september 3,1926, 'serial no'. 133,5oi.

YThis invention relates Vto hat and garment holders, and more particularly to a holder adapted for use in automobiles, es-

pecially enclosed automobiles. l

@ne of the objects of my invention is lthe production of a hat'holder which is so constructed that a hat having an upturned rim can be conveniently held in contact with the roof of an automobile without having any portion ofthe holder come in contact with the upturned Vportion of the hat rim.

Another object of my invention'is to provide a simple holder of this kind in which a hat-holding element and garment-hanger are applied to a single support, by means ofl which the entire device is fastened in place.

Another obj ect of my invention. is to provide a device of this kind in which the garment-hanger is adjustably arranged and also removably applied and adapted to be positioned at either end of the support or securing member of the device.

A further object of my invention is, to

provide a device of this kind which will effectively retaina hat,` regardless of the shape of its rim against the roof of an autoL mobile, or any other object to which the device may be secured, and to so construct the same that a hat can be conveniently placed therein and as readily removed therefrom. l

A still further object is, to provide a hat holder combined with a garment-hanger or hook so constructed that each can be independently manipulated, both being so arranged that they co-operate in that they have common retaining means; and also to provide a device which simple in. construction, easily manufactured, and inexpensive to produce.

Viiththe above and other objects to appear hereinafter, the invention consists in the' novel features of construction and in the arrangement and combination of parts tobe hereinafter described and more particularly pointed out in the subjoined claims.

In the accompanying drawings Fig. l is a vertical section through a portion of an automobile showing my improved hat andl 0arment holder a 3 olied thereto f l b l 3 and illustrating the manner of holding a hat and hanging a garment thereon'. y

Fig. 2 is a somewhat enlarged longitudinal section through the roof of an autoincbile and a portion ofthe windshield frame., illustrating my improved hat and garment holder in side elevation and the manner of securing the same to the front cross-piece or header of the windshield frame;`

Fig. 3 is a detached perspective view of thel device.

Fig. 4 is an enlarged cross on line 4-4, Fig. 8, looking` in the direction of 'the arrow crossing said line'.

5 is an enlarged vertical section taken on Aline 55, Fig. 4.- l Y Fig. (i is a detached perspective view.. of the support to' which the wire yparts of the device are applied. Y fr I Fig; 7 is a detached perspective view ofy the hat-holding element. Y f

The reference numeral 8 designates an automobile, 9 the roof thereof, 10 the windshield, and ll the windshield framewhich includes a header 12 at the upper end of the windshield. .Said header is fastened to the under side of the'roof 9 and has my improved .hat and gxument holder secured thereto sothat the operator of the machine may place his hat within the holder while driving along and may also hang acoat'or other garment on the device so that it will be in plain viewand be readily accessible. It is, however, apparent that the device may', be secured to other suitable partsof .an automobile-` This improved hatand garment holder comprises a supporter fastening element 13,' a garment-hanging element 14, anda hatholding` element l5. y i

The fastening element` is constructed of a strip vof sheet metal cut away at oppositel ends along one of its longitudinal marginal section taken Y ducedin length between these cut away pori tions. rlhc marginal portions of this strip extending along the full .length of longitudinally-reduced portion is bent lupon itself to form atube 17 in which portionsof the hat-holding. element 15 are retained, asv will be more fully describedv hereinafter. Along the opposite edge of thesupport, the metal forming the same is recurv'ed, as at 18, and Vheld vin spaced relation to the flat portion i9 of said support from which it is rccurved, the marginal portion of this'recurved portion being ybent upon'itself, as at' The flat portionlQ of support' is K provided with screw holes 2l through which screws 22 maybe passed andthreaded into any suitable vportion of the automobile or toany other object to ywhich itmayv be desired to attach the device. Preferably these screws are threaded into the header at the upper end of the "windshield within convenient reach of the operator of the auto-l mobile.

The hat-holdingelement is Jformed of resilient wire curved centrally between its ends into open loop formation, as at 23, the loop thus Vformed being, open at the yrear or where itclosest approaches the support 13.

From this loop the wire is extended ,rear- Vwardly and downwardly, as at 24, and thence rearwardly, as at 25, substantially parallel with the plane of the loop23, the

two portions 24: and 25 forming;- angularv connectingarms, at the rear ends of which the wire is bent laterally 1n opposite directions to Jroi-m straight-lined cross arms 26,

v 27, respectively. rlhese cross arms lie along` and in Contact with each other, preferably one above the other, and have upstanding terminals 28 at their free ends. The cross arms 26 and 27 are placed within the tubular portion 17 at the lower edge of the snpport 13, either by inserting them Vthereinto 'from opposite ends before bendingup the terminals 28, or after the hat-holding` 'element is completely formed, in which event the cross arms are placed against'the support within the tubular portion when partly closed, the tubular portion being fully; closed and pressed in contactV with the rebent marginal portion 2O is in firm contact with the ends of said terminals, clearly shown in Fig 5. The rccnrved portion 18 and the rebcnt portion 20 therefore form a retainer flange, while the tubular portion 17 serves as an embracing`` or retainer tube, each cooperating' with different portions of the wire forming the hat-holding element. rl`he hat-holding element so 'lastened extends Jforwardly :trom` the support andthe securing` of the cross arms 26 and 27 and the 1opstanding` terminals 23 to the support 13 render the loop portion 23 and the arms connecting the same withA the cross arms 26 and 27, flexible in nature, so that the loop portion 23 will be held in contact with the roof of the automobile or a surface of any object to which the device may be attached. The flexibility oi this loop portion, and-wits rearwardly projecting arms permit it to Vbe depressed or drawn downwardly so that a hat can be easily inserted V betweenthe same and the roof of the automobile with the rcrown of the hat extending through the loop, as shown in Fig. 1, and the rim bearing against the' under side of the roof, where it is so maintained by the wire forming the loop, which wire lies in contact with the LipperV side or" the rim or" the hat, or asit may be termed, the undery ide of the riin'when the hat is inverted, and held by saidv loop portion against the roof of the automobile. The upturned marginal portion or the rim of the hat is in no manner brought in contact with the device, due to the downwardly and rearwardly inclined portions 24 of the connecting arms at the rear end of said loopportion.

y By directing-theY front portions ot the.

without crushing or otherwise detorming` the same. Y

lt will be clear that the upturned terminals 28, by reason oit vthe free endsthereoff being held firmly against the ysupport in spaced relation to the cross arms 26, 27 will convert saidcross arms into tort-icnal spring members, and when the loop portion 23 is drawn downwardly away from the roei2 of the automobile, the tendency of `these cross arms is to rotate. within the retainer tube 17 in which they are conlined. For this `reason the retainer tube has its wall more or less loosely encircling the two straightlined tortional spring-portions or arms 26, 27 to permit oli this, and while the disposition of the connecting arms with respect .to the cross arms 26, 27 provide a certain degree' of resiliency for the loop, the tortional or rotational actionoif the cross arms '26 without positional displacement assuregreater flexibility ifor the loop portion 23and a quicker recovery'to return the same against the root or the automobile when downward pressure is relieved therefrom. 'lhe inherent resiliency of the wire at its point of attachmnt to the support, aswell as at yother points, assures a free yielding structure with the needed qualities to properly hold a hat.

To enable the loop portion to be easily drawn downwardly, the outerr end thereof is bent into V-iormation, as at 29, and this V-i'ormed portion is bent downwardly, as clearly shown in Fig. 2, thus providing a hold at `the front end olr the loop portion 23 for conveniently drawing' the latter eownwardly and permitthe free insertion 'of the crown of. afhat into said loop portion 23. When the hat is thus positioned and the loop portion is released, the wire forming said loop portion bears against the rim of the hat with the upturned marginal portion of the rim positioned outside of the wire and that portion of the upturned rim of the hat at the rear thereof is positioned between the roof of the automobile and the connecting arms without coming in Contact with any part of the wire.

The garment-hanging element 14 is also formed of wire bent between its ends to form two arms 30, 31, the latter being comparatively short and having its terminal curved upon itself, as at 32, to form a hook. rlhe llonger arm 31 is placed underneath the recui'ved marginal portion 18 of the support 13, it being inserted into the space between the flat portion of said support and the recurved portion from either end of said sup-.

port and being slidable therein so that the hook o2 can bel positioned any desired distance from either end of the support, depending lupon t-he end from which the garment-hanging element is inserted. The

upper edge of the support 13 and the ends of the upstanding arms 28 serving as the terminals of the wire forming the hat-holding loop 23 provide a proper guide for the long arm 30 of the garment-holding device.

The device comprises comparatively few parts and these parts are so formed that they can be easilynickeled or otherwise given a polished linish and if desired may be otherwise embellished.

Having thus described my invention, what l claim is n 1. A device of the kind described, comprising a support formed of` sheet metal bent along one of its longitudinal marginal portions into tubular formation and having a reourved portion along its other marginal portion, a hat-holding element formed of wire bent into loop formation and at the rear end of said loop being bent trans# versely in opposite directions to provide cross arms lying alongside each other within Y the tubular portion of said support, said wire having right-angled terminals at the free ends of said cross arms and having the ends of said terminals retained underneath the reeurved portion of said support.

2, A device of the kind described, comprising a support formed of sheet'metal bent along one of its longitudinal marginal portions into tubular formation, a hat-holding element formed of wire and having cross arms lying in Contact with each other at its rear end and positioned within said tubular portion, the free ends of said cross arms being bent angularly and lying in contact with said support, andr means on said support engaging said angularly bent ends and retaining the same against movement.y

3. A device of the kind described, comprising a support having a tubular portion thereon, a hat-holding device formed of wire bent into loop shape to receive the crown of a hat and having at its rear end two cross arms arranged onerabove the other within. saidntubular portion and an angular ter- `minal at the free end of each cross arm, eX-

tending outwardly from said tubular portion, and means on said support spaced from said tubular portion engaging the ends of said terminals and retaining' them against movement.

UA device of the kind described, comprising a support having one of its `marginal portions fashioned into tubular formation andits opposite marginal portion reeurved upon itself, a hat-holding element formed of wire bent between its ends into loop formation and having two oppositely- `disposed cross arms arranged in `Contact one above the other and disposed within said tulular portion, the free end of each cross arm having an upstanding terminal and the ends of these terminals being clamped underneath the recurved portion of said support.

5. A device of the kind described, com prising a support formed of sheet material Vnotched at one of its edges at opposite ends thereof and having the material between*v said notched portions fashioned into tubular formation, a hat-holding lelement formed of wire bent into loop formation between its ends and having spaced parallelrearwardly-extending arms at its rear end, said wire being bent laterally in opposite directions from the rear ends of said rearwai'dly-iextending arms andl disposed one above the other within said tubular portion 'and having upstanding terminals at the free ends of `said transversely bent portions in the plane of saidgnotches, and means on said support for clamping the upper ends of said terminals against movement.

6. A device of the kind described, coinpris'ing a Vsupport formed of sheet metal fashioned along its lower marginal portion into a tube and being recurved along its upper portion and rebent at -its recurved edge, and a hat-holding element formed of wire bent between its Aends into loop/formation and having at the rear end of thef loop so formed parallel rearwardly-extend' ing arms inclinedv downwardly fromthe iso p being opposltely deated at the rear ends of sind' Ypl-ms andy lyl'ng onev above the other Wltn the tube` of sai-d support, the im@ tos exta'ndng ''om' Vopposite ends Of Sil-id tubev and being lnt upviiidly find hdd if their fer'rn'n'ls 4underneath the r'fecuivedl and lebentpoftn' ai ah u'pp' end of said 10 spport'; E

In tesiiilnony Wheof I affix Sig-nauwe.

JOHN' DELLNGER: 

